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Sign-up now open for agricultural Market Facilitation Program

Wed, Jul 31, 2019

MFP is a partial income-replacement response to Chinese tariffs on U.S. agricultural products in that nation’s trade dispute with the United States.

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Dana Bay assumes presidency of the Oklahoma Association of Agricultural Extension Agents

Fri, Jul 26, 2019

Ellis County Extension agricultural educator Dana Bay has assumed the presidency of the Oklahoma Association of Agricultural Extension Agents, the first woman to ever hold the position.

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Succulents are becoming a big gardening trend

Mon, Jul 22, 2019

Oklahoma's hot summers can make gardening a bit tricky. However, succulents have proven to grow well in this environment.

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Workshop to focus on plant materials for the green industry

Fri, Jul 19, 2019

The fifth annual Shackelford Lecture Series at OSU will focus on plant management, ornamental plants and more.

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Food industry leaders focus attention on FAPC research

Wed, Jul 17, 2019

The Industry Advisory Committee of Oklahoma State University’s Robert M. Kerr Food & Agricultural Products Center met June 6, 2019, on the OSU campus to learn more about faculty research and discuss how the advisory board can help meet the needs of the center.

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Young African leaders visit OSU for agricultural tips

Thu, Jul 11, 2019

Twenty-five entrepreneurs from 15 sub-Saharan Africa countries are spending six weeks in Oklahoma to learn about American businesses, especially those in the agriculture industry. Oklahoma State University is in its third year of hosting the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders, which began in 2014 and is the flagship program of the Youth African Leaders Initiative.

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OSU Vegetable Growing and Marketing Field Day July 30 in Coal County

Thu, Jul 11, 2019

A cooperative partnership between the Choctaw Nation and OSU Cooperative Extension, the field day is free and open to the public.

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Crop load thinning is topic of upcoming pecan field day

Wed, Jul 10, 2019

Pecan producers will learn more about the advantages of crop load thinning at an upcoming field day.

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Keeping snakes away from your home and yard

Wed, Jul 03, 2019

Due to heavy rains received earlier in the year, people may be finding more snakes in their yard and around their home.

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Summer is finally here, and the beef industry hopes it will help increase demand

Mon, Jul 01, 2019

The upcoming Independence Day holiday will be critical for the summer beef demand season.

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Healthier eating in a SNAP

Wed, Jun 26, 2019

Despite being referred to as the 2018 Farm Bill by most of the public, the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 dedicated a larger percentage of funding to nutritional assistance rather than farms themselves. Rodney Holcomb, agribusiness economist for Oklahoma State University’s Robert M. Kerr Food & Agricultural Products Center, and Aaron Ates, recent Ph.D. graduate from OSU, examined the spending habits of households currently being supported by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program administered by the Food Nutrition Service of the United States Department of Agriculture.

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Soilless food production is topic of upcoming conference

Thu, Jun 20, 2019

An upcoming workshop hosted by OSU's Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture will provide valuable information about soilless food production.

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